Melia Ex Rel. Estate of Norgaard v. Svoboda

This is an action for wrongful death, the result of an automobile accident in an intersection. All issues were submitted to the jury which returned a verdict for the defendant.

The accident occurred on February 11, 1971, just before 9 a.m., at the intersection of Military Avenue and 90th Street in Douglas County, Nebraska. It was a bright sunny day but the road was wet from melting snow. The decedent, Mrs. Norgaard, was proceeding south on 90th Street and the defendant was proceeding west on-Military Avenue. There was an automatic traffic signal at the intersection. The speed limit on Military…